Decisions, Decisions: Knowing Your Options For Your Mass Timber Construction Project
After some brief initial skepticism across the industry, mass timber framing is quickly becoming the new gold standard in building systems technology for the commercial construction sector throughout North America. Reasons for this are many and varied but some of the most advantageous features for mass timber’s ever-increasing popularity including improved construction speed, labor and noise reduction, and of course, sustainability. Mass timber projects have seen a roughly 25% reduction in superstructure completion time as compared with concrete, steel, or light wood framing systems. Such a substantial improvement in the overall project completion time is almost invariably accompanied by a [...]
3 Techniques Construction Companies Can Use To Make Buildings More Energy Efficient
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, buildings consume 39% of all energy produced in the United States and 15% of the country’s total energy use can be attributed to heating and cooling the average home or office building during the winter and summer months. In an effort to reduce their impact on the environment, businesses and real estate developers are turning to green design principles that not only boost energy efficiency but also save money by reducing energy costs while simultaneously improving the comfort, productivity, and well-being of the employees and residents who occupy their buildings. The following are [...]
Part Three: Mission Control – Navigating Our Churches Through the Uncharted Waters of a Pandemic
This blog article is part 3 in a 3-part series examining the impact of covid on America’s churches In part two of this blog series we looked at how churches in general and church leadership in particular were dealing with the pandemic from two specific standpoints – community engagement and generosity. The insights we found painted a pleasantly surprising picture of the ministerial landscape in our nation that portrayed a Church that was far more optimistic about the future than most would expect. This third and final part in the series continues in that same vein as we shed additional [...]
Part Two: Mission Control – Navigating Our Churches Through the Uncharted Waters of a Pandemic
This blog article is part 2 in a 3-part series on the post-covid Church in America In the first blog article in this series, we introduced the issue of our churches in America in the grip of the covid pandemic and how church leaders have been managing their ministries thus far. During the last several months of 2021, the nation began to feel as though things were starting to ease up. State and federal restrictions were easing, the covid “numbers” were declining, the curve was flattening. And in our churches, people were, very gradually, beginning to make their way back [...]
Part 1: Mission Control – Navigating Our Churches Through the Uncharted Waters of a Global Pandemic
This blog article is part 1 in a 3-part series on the post-Covid Church in America For more than two years, the world has been ensconced in a global pandemic that has changed virtually every element of life, including our worship spaces. American churches have been as profoundly affected as any other by the COVID-19 crisis in ways that include but also go beyond financial considerations. The spirit of America’s churchgoers and church has been put through the consummate test of faith, and for the most part is still in the midst of that test. So what can churches [...]
Mass Timber Construction — Fast Facts
The future of green building and sustainable construction is here. Learn all about mass timber and its many benefits.
How Affordable Housing Construction Impacts the Economy
The concept of affordable housing construction is a vital, dynamic part of maintaining a strong economy. These are 3 of the biggest reasons why.
Green Building: Saving Money and Our Earth
From water and energy savings to a reduction in waste consumption, green building can help protect our Earth, as well as our wallets. Learn more today from Catalyst Construction.
Never Mess with School Construction Safety – 6 Steps for Success
We incorporate safety in every private school building we help construct. These are a few of the tactics, methodologies, and tools we recommend to clients.
Deliver – 4 Questions to Solidify a Successful Church Building Project
The final phase of the CMS Framework, Deliver, puts the finishing touches on your church building project plans and prepares you and your church for life after project completion.
